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Colin Smith
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Kinghorn Harbour Beach
Simon Johnston
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Aberdour Silver Sands Aberdour Silver Sands beach lies 800 meters north east of Aberdour, Fife.
Les Hull
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South Shields South Shields Beach is a resort beach south of the mouth of the River Tyne. It is a gently sloping sandy beach, 1.5 k...
Malcolm Etherington
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West Bay East Beach Dogs welcome between October and April
RichTea
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Praa Sands East Beach Praa Sands East Beach lies 3 kilometers south west of Breage, Cornwall.
Robin Lucas
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Portmellon Beach Portmellon Beach is situated 200 meters east of Portmellon in Cornwall.
David Dixon 
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Southport Southport is a sandy beach located at the northern end of the Sefton coastline. It has a very shallow gradient with ...
Richard Webb
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Whitesands
Derek Harper
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Branscombe Beach Branscombe Beach is situated 800 meters south east of Branscombe in Devon.
Tom Pennington
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Caldey Island Priory Bay Caldey Island Priory Bay beach is a beach in Pembrokeshire.
Kenneth Allen
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Magilligan Benone Strand Beach
wfmillar
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Ardrossan South Beach Ardrossan South Beach is situated about 800 meters east of Ardrossan.
Mike Fuller
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Scarborough North Bay
Oliver Dixon 
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Kilve Beach
Dave Fergusson
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Lower Largo Beach
DS Pugh
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Seaton Carew North Seaton Carew is a small resort on Tees Bay to the south of Hartlepool. Seaton Carew North is the northern end of an e...
Eric Jones
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Trearddur Bay
Alex Liivet from Chester United Kingdom
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Seaton Carew Central Beach
Stanley Howe
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Inverbervie Beach
Tony Atkin 
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Welcombe Mouth Beach
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